The Kentucky State Police’s recently released 2023 annual crime report, which tallies the counts of various crimes throughout the commonwealth, shows a drop in homicides, robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings from 2022.
Homicides declined from 571 in 2022 to 562 in 2023, according to the report. Robberies, on the other hand, dropped from 2,197 in 2022 to 1,835 in 2023. Other crimes showed varying levels of increase and decrease from the preceding year.
Notes: Data is accurate only up to the date of publication. As a result, it may not reflect the true number of crimes reported to police agencies in the commonwealth for a given year. Moreover, decreases and increases in crime counts may be due to a variety of different factors.
You can read the full report below. It contains descriptions of KSP’s methodology as well as more detailed explanations of particular counties. You can also read previous years’ reports at the Kentucky State Police’s dedicated webpage.